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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander (MC)

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212)

    Action Date:

    April 29 – November 12, 1942

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 321 (December 1943

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Commander (MC) Marion T. Martin, United States Navy, for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Officer attached to Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED TWELVE (VMF-212) in the Pacific Theater of Operations, 29 April 1942 to 12 November 1942. To provide medical attention for wounded personnel being evacuated from Guadalcanal by air, Lieutenant Commander Martin initiated a service to care for casualties en route and voluntarily accompanied evacuees on numerous flights, through hostile skies in unarmed and unprotected transport planes. During frequent periods of heavy bombardment by Japanese warships, he worked his way across heavily-shelled areas to relieve suffering men. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.